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an amazing likeness
A new user/no log OP started a thread with a link. So what? Sometimes that can actually lead to a good discussion.
Agree.
Acceptable at a dance, invaluable in a shipwreck.
My oft repeated quote I learned somewhere:
there are three kinds of runners;
Jogger: they run for fitness
Racer: they run for performance
Runner: they run because they enjoy it
And all spheres overlap to an extent; people can be all three things at the same time, or mainly just one. I think the majority of people on RA are racers. All of these types benefit by better health and mental well-being. The jogger is the one who gets the most health benefit for the time they put into it.
60-64 age group - University of Oregon alumni - Irreverent and Annoying
I fondly remember in Galloway's old book the picture of the jogger to runner sequence. https://www.therunnerstrip.com/2014/02/book-review-jeff-galloway-trips-and-falls-in-trail-running/
I run because it makes me happy.
i haven’t run a race since 2007
i walk lift and do yoga for my physical health.
i run for my mental health